Eagles' second half surge sparks 4-0 shutout win

The Texas A&M-Texarkana men's soccer program has had its share of tough times, but they still have never come out on the short end against Central Baptist College, improving to 3-0-0 all-time against the Mustangs with a 4-0 season-opening win Saturday at Morgan Field.

The Eagles (1-0-0) have topped CBC in two straight season-openers, besting the Mustangs in Conway a year ago, 3-2.

FIRST HALF

The two sides played evenly in the first half as the Eagles broke the scoreless tie thanks to a goal from Christian Gomez that was set up by Damilare Origunloye in the 15^th minute. It would remain 1-0 at the break. TAMUT held a slim 8-6 advantage in shots and were limited by eight fouls against.

SECOND HALF

The Eagles turned it on in the second half, outshooting CBC by an 11-1 margin and adding to three goals to the tally. Dillion Williams scored twice in a span of 7:37, making it 2-0 on a score set up by Jaret Rojas, and adding a second that was assisted by Quinten Pop. Camillo Nicolas tacked on the final goal in the 75^th minute off a second assist from Origunloye.

CLEAN SHEET

The Eagle defense allowed just seven shots in the contest, including a lone attempt in the second half. Central Baptist was also limited to just four corner kicks, just one of which came after halftime. Jacob Mendez earned the shutout between the pipes, making two saves.

NEXT UP

The men's club will head to Walnut Ridge, Ark. on Tuesday for a 3 pm match against Williams Baptist. WBU lost its opener Friday to Midland by a 2-1 score.

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